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dramatis person in my Holy Fair . - I had an idea myself that the piece had some merit ; but to prevent the worst , I gave a copy of it to a friend who was very fond of these things , and told him I could not guess who was the Author of ...
dramatis person in my Holy Fair . - I had an idea myself that the piece had some merit ; but to prevent the worst , I gave a copy of it to a friend who was very fond of these things , and told him I could not guess who was the Author of ...
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I'm gaun to Mauchline Holy Fair , To spend an hour in daffin : Gin ye'll go there , yon runkl'd pair , We will get famous laughin At them this day . ' The stanza form , which is a simplified version of a very old Scottish form , used in ...
I'm gaun to Mauchline Holy Fair , To spend an hour in daffin : Gin ye'll go there , yon runkl'd pair , We will get famous laughin At them this day . ' The stanza form , which is a simplified version of a very old Scottish form , used in ...
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By this time Holy Willie has become a monster of hypocrisy , yet the responsibility is less his than that of the creed he professes . last night ; knowest drunk would ; meddle with O Lord - yestreen - thou kens - wi ' Meg- Thy pardon I ...
By this time Holy Willie has become a monster of hypocrisy , yet the responsibility is less his than that of the creed he professes . last night ; knowest drunk would ; meddle with O Lord - yestreen - thou kens - wi ' Meg- Thy pardon I ...
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